New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-11-19
A VISIT 10 MAHVAHS MODEL FARM
MIR. H\YGMEYER'S PLACE BY THE RAMAPO


4 HERD or 100 RrGISrERi JrRS YS-A NAM
NoTHBARS AND INMtNsE SHEDS.
An iuVi alton TO visi the country scat Of Thc0
dorc \. Ilaycmcycr at Mahwah. y. J., being too
tra,tlvc f,r one Of ~ at tas re to decline reporter
Of TUE TulpuNf recently found himself ON the way
~ Monutalnsidc," Mr.. Iavomeyer has named his
suburban home IL l. - uatcd a short distance west
~ Mahwai and Is not far distant from the line scp
acarng Bergen County. y. J., from Rockland County
Y. Y The con inuation of the Ramapo range Of
mou.ia'u- form- tho western boundary OF the farm
ard gives 10 H. name The farm itself however, Is
quito level, much Of II being bo tom land along the
Ramapo River, aiuviai su that yields great crops
Of has from year ~ year. b,ns frequently overlooked
los the river in the spring hs. Indeed. I'm tho
pat the river ~ dng in this partlcu
lar. and owing the frcqucu rains II kept Of
The meadows '~t that they could not be- moved
nntn the Gr4 growth Of grass had rIpencd and tho
cr'ra second r.owth lal pushed i-cf UP 70 tho top
The coo acres ia the farm lay smiling In the sun
a. 1lF TBBu>r man approached them Nv vido public
road hl.d with tree, and substantial stone wall
~" lD'-" ,i'rar" near thr road. rs mansion Of .
pre-, auu- vie hunt Zoe Sew Jersey some years ago
by atlv m"n. bring large. with mansard roofs.
cupoa. Wld' piazzas, etc. and is well screened by
tigers ana shrub cy. u tho night and back soiu0
d stance 90 the fields ar hr caftlc barn and pig
poulfr, uilue- Nllpl WY further ON IS the house
81 John Nicer Vi ilav'moycr'- son IN Law, who :.
the director az be- faru, iio Is an enthusiastic agri-
cr'un' and stock raiser. All prefers this ll0 Ia the
CRY or cvrn he leisure OF Newport. OF COURSE. he
doc. deny himself tho p.ci-Iro OF the sport
ani Dis house t. httcd uNunou-y. Horses, dogs dn-
cu' - fine 81 BERNARD guns and fishing tackle.
invite to gal op or stroll ou the mountains along
DO Eamapo whom relaxation of supervision Of the
farm labor viii allow. Aud any plain farmer In
Gne live stock snd improved darylug IL
lromc t. inspect Mountansilc as Mr.. Havomcycr's
fellow mcmicr- o. ia coo club when dey
ono ont here 'or { cir annual Il W."
,rAHV 10 rN,Itr FARM rs RNvY.
III practical farm"rvn b'r-v 4 - = . ~, cattle
barn. ong st uctu Wit dou l II .. Of stall suf
Gciclt to Accommodate ho cnur, herd There
now 100 head Of mch COVE, all l. gstcIcd Jor-os-.
aud uoir appear on the SAILS they occupy
These -tal malc Of iron and wood with fancy
urn'd posts. improved feed boxes and a water trough
that b" raised oui ~ thu way after tho cattle
have drunk lump Of rock salt. substi ute for
Huylcrs with cattle IL placed In receptacle In each
al overhead each eide aro great mOws 81 hay
that reach n'aib tho ruof and bulge ont uli they
nearly meet m tho middle The ground floor or ha-r
mcht mo cncno and bol en-. and apparatus
for II aiming fool, root and fodder ca tots, etc In
another part az thc same floor r. the dairy vi h I'M
proved churns. bnticr workers and centrifugal Ncpara
ors for dividing the cream from tho mik 4 sep
into the storage fOi butter j. apt To- make ones
teeth chatter and a long ay would threaten with
pneumonia The low temperature L. kept by a large
quantity " lea stored above to room might be
added that all Of Nr ,'rvcmcycrs produce j.
uaotcd for by few largo buyers in Ncw-Yorh, aud
good prices. \ visit thr so- Il impressive Here
row of great vat,. tween oght feet deep and
Of them forty fee aero, al the top. The twuu
five acres Of drill corn waving IA the field across
the roAd will al be drawn up here cut In short pieces
by steam power and packed in these watts pressure
OF several hundrel pOnnd- TO the Square inch being
Oh aiLci by rolling barrels filed with gravel The
al. being excluded. tho fodder keeps grcon and fresh
for year,. one vat. Mr. ,iclcr said, had not been
opened slncc It was put I'm three years ago. Other
f'aturt- 81 the barn wcr' viewed al calculated .
maize dalryman enthusiastic Tho disposiii On OF
hahuc, Lansing Of stabc~, arrangements Tor mlh'
&C. are ali syscma zrd and aided by machinery
That few men are smicl ut to care for all the rt'i
Nhcr butter made thcrc must be- quantity Of
KIM MIX to dtpos' Of and here In come INT" tho
hAlyMiu's economy. Ihe.c ao luy crew ol tW'oo
fruhtoin aud though the farm had hard luck with !
hog cholera year, the present spocinle"s are |
thriving and wIil show good balance on tho iodSir
lose az hand arr the hen houses hight airy ana clean.
with II mouth Kuok,. iaug-hans, I"ghortr', Bun |
ochns and U,hcr bro.l- d,>IOrtIng an long "a is
Early chickens also contribute to the farm receipts.
HOME cuHE> WHERE pUCT0, : w 40 Az H. |
TramIuF the fields arrives NJ the shrcp
pasture. Tho long, round bodies compact. white
hccccs, short black LEGS and chocolate coIorod faces
reveal the southdown bLod Tho flock WAS sold down
nuol IL for IA lalg; flock NJ Meyer Is going to
make another attrmpt for tho unc~1 ain but guody
profits on arly ianbs. The young manager modest
~ tells OF experience ho has had with veterinary
doctors, and white he does coId them u
lass his OK crlcncc la, Irov,d that owner viii
sometimes do we'll To investigate for himsclf sick
u ~ among has 1.-Two stock Some years atU, when
Jerseys brought several hundred dollars apiece.
Instead OF seventy Il o az at present u maiHy az
pcarcd ia his herd and rapid do letting. 1t as
we'll a. Ia, farm inrnnc COW doctor aftcr
caInpu frnfn he rity
AID left different prt~cri TONS and st II tho cows
died A favorto he fer fal ing ii k Mr. Meyer took
her In ha d. "a mp night. studied her sym toms
aud his MEDICAL boohs decided II was lead poison
ing, wOte his prescription, sent OH to the drug
store at midnght dOs'd tho cow aud shN lived No
moro cows died and soon tho OF the disease
found n n~wly ra'nt fence which tho cows had
licked with q cir tongues.
Driving along tho road, ono catches sight OF tho |
tat~lv hui q. halfd z"n %" NOR. with pom ols |
and ncchs. shagg fOr"h ais. aud rich, 'aricd coiors
NJ smoky tan. dun bla"h fawn or white. But tho |
p0tcst IL in tie shaded astufes, down by inc
Rama' o, whore the fawn OOr'd. great owed pure
hlrdt,i Jer a hundred In ono hcld-siray |
with fainlv unhling bells. suggesting 20 the practical
mind visions OF glit-s,igcd, aromatic aud perfect
Favored butter while the fancul IL might easily
bring up n vi Ion ~ an old English rk and herh |
Of "the Kings deer" 49, -
Tho farm OF a. Is. Darling Immediately @djoins Mr. |
II a, cmcy cr's. and tho names Of Euroia Tor many
oars the chamrion butter maker in the lists OF tho
Iersrys tho Duke o. Dari ngOn. and other famous
,nimals have made Mr. Darling celebrated a. a
lrocder
VICTIMS OF "a SOLTNE DOTyG WE'LL
PHILADELPHIA Nov. Is (Speciab Tho fourteen men
who were isjnrcd by rasoine explosion at No 90
ausom st last night all doing well, and Will leave